OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems is 10. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Resilient Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Fusing Ultra Wide Band Range Measurements and Visual Odometry	262
A Multi-modal Framework for Robots to Learn Manipulation Tasks from Human Demonstrations	82
Full Coverage Path Planning Methods of Harvesting Robot with Multi-Objective Constraints	73
Beyond Shared Autonomy: Joint Perception and Action for Human-In-The-Loop Mobile Robot Navigation Systems	62
Modular Multi-Copter Structure Control for Cooperative Aerial Cargo Transportation	58
Visual Loop Closure Detection Based on SqueezeNet Multi-layer Feature Fusion and Adaptive Range Matching Algorithm	54
Terrain-Shape-Adaptive Coverage Path Planning With Traversability Analysis	53
Robust Extrinsic Self-Calibration of Camera and Solid State LiDAR	46
An Optimized Path Tracking Approach Considering Obstacle Avoidance and Comfort	44
Planning Multi-fingered Grasps with Reachability Awareness in Unrestricted Workspace	43
What is in a Name: Defining Key Terms in Urban Air Mobility	41
Deep Reinforcement Learning with Heuristic Corrections for UGV Navigation	40
Swarm Intelligence Based Nonlinear Friction and Dynamic Parameters Identification for a 6-DOF Robotic Manipulator	38
VOLUME 107, Issue 1, January 2023	37
Propulsive Element Normal Force Based on Acceleration Measurements Experienced by a Subcarangiform Robotic Fish	34
Leonardo Drone Contest Autonomous Drone Competition: Overview, Results, and Lessons Learned from Politecnico di Milano Team	34
Volume 104, Issue 1, January 2022	34
DenseFilter: Feature Correspondence Filter Based on Dense Networks for VSLAM	34
Analysis of Stability and Horizontal Motion of a Single Leg Hopping Robot	33
VOLUME 106, Issue 1, September 2022	32
Global Redundancy Optimization of Manipulability for 7-DOFs Anthropomorphic Manipulator Using Joint Monotonicity	32
Optimal Transport and Model Predictive Control-based Simultaneous Task Assignment and Trajectory Planning for Unmanned System Swarm	32
A Sim-to-real Practical Approach to Teach Robotics into K-12: A Case Study of Simulators, Educational and DIY Robotics in Competition-based Learning	32
Online Search of Unknown Terrains Using a Dynamical System-Based Path Planning Approach	32
Wrist Vibration Feedback to Improve Operator Awareness in Collaborative Robotics	31

Disturbance Adapting Walking Pattern Generation Using Capture Point Feedback Considering CoM Control Performance	31
Experimental Verification of the Differential Games and H∞ Theory in Tracking Control of a Wheeled Mobile Robot	29
Design and Analysis of a Novel Swimming Mechanism Inspired from Frogs	29
Bioinspired Legged Robot Design via Blended Physical and Virtual Impedance Control	28
Multimodal Interaction Strategies for Walker-Assisted Gait: A Case Study for Rehabilitation in Post-Stroke Patients	28
Visual Slam in Dynamic Scenes Based on Object Tracking and Static Points Detection	28
Dual-Horizon Reciprocal Collision Avoidance for Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems	27
Event-triggered-based Decentralized Optimal Control of Modular Robot Manipulators Using RNN Identifier	27
JINT Editorial, June 2023	26
Implementation of European Drone Regulations - Status Quo and Assessment	26
Balance and Posture Control of Legged Robots: A Survey	26
Nonlinear Control for Semi-autonomous Operation of Agile Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	26
Correction to: Improving Control Performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles through Shared Experience	25
Multi-UAV Collaborative System for the Identification of Surface Cyanobacterial Blooms and Aquatic Macrophytes	25
Novel Interaction Control in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment Using a Robotic Brace	24
Fully Onboard Single Pedestrian Tracking on Nano-UAV Platform	24
Learning Push Recovery Behaviors for Humanoid Walking Using Deep Reinforcement Learning	23
Online Capability Based Task Allocation of Cooperative Manipulators	23
Human–Robot Collaborative Lifting Motion Prediction and Experimental Validation	22
UAV Indoor Exploration for Fire-Target Detection and Extinguishing	21
Multi-Phase Multi-Objective Dexterous Manipulation with Adaptive Hierarchical Curriculum	21
G-SAM: A Robust One-Shot Keypoint Detection Framework for PnP Based Robot Pose Estimation	21
Phased Array Radio Navigation System on UAVs: In-Flight Calibration	20
A Review of Consensus-based Multi-agent UAV Implementations	20
Precise Cable-Suspended Pick-and-Place with an Aerial Multi-robot System	20
VOLUME 105, Issue 1, May 2022	19
Learn to Grasp Unknown-Adjacent Objects for Sequential Robotic Manipulation	19
A Wire-driven Elastic Robotic Fish and its Design and CPG-Based Control	19
JIRS Editorial, December 2023	19
Adaptive Impedance Decentralized Control of Modular Robot Manipulators for Physical Human-robot Interaction	19
Design of a Reference Governor in a Zonotopic Framework Applied to a Quadrotor under Feedback Linearization Control Strategies	19
Communication-Aware Control of Large Data Transmissions via Centralized Cognition and 5G Networks for Multi-Robot Map merging	18
Turn Decisions for Autonomous Thermalling of Unmanned Aerial Gliders	18
Advanced Visual Predictive Control Scheme for the Navigation Problem	18
Position-Based Robot Calibration and Compensation Using an Improved Adjoint Error Model	18
How Should Your Assistive Robot Look Like? A Scoping Review on Embodiment for Assistive Robots	17
High‑accuracy Impedance Compound Control of the Actuator for Periodic Gait of Legged Robots	17
Motion Transition Under Urgent Change of Target Step-stone During Three-Dimensional Biped Walking	17
A Reinforcement Learning Approach for Continuum Robot Control	17
Robotics Meets AI and Vision in South America (Topical Collection)	16
A Combined Inverse Kinematics Algorithm Using FABRIK with Optimization	16
A Review of the Legal, Regulatory and Practical Aspects Needed to Unlock Autonomous Beyond Visual Line of Sight Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations	16
Three-agent Time-constrained Cooperative Pursuit-Evasion	16
LQR Controller for Stabilization of Bio-Inspired Flapping Wing UAV in Gust Environments	16
VOLUME 105, Issue 4, August 2022	16
On Real-time Cooperative Trajectory Planning of Aerial-ground Systems	16
Vector Field based Control of Quadrotor UAVs for Wildfire Boundary Monitoring	16
Online Aerial 2.5D Terrain Mapping and Active Aerial Vehicle Exploration for Ground Robot Navigation	16
Multiple Model Distributed EKF for Teams of Target Tracking UAVs using T Test Selection	16
Deployable, Data-Driven Unmanned Vehicle Navigation System in GPS-Denied, Feature-Deficient Environments	16

Solving Multi-Agent Pickup and Delivery Problems using Multiobjective Optimization	16
End-to-End Learning with Memory Models for Complex Autonomous Driving Tasks in Indoor Environments	15
Visual-based Assistive Method for UAV Power Line Inspection and Landing	15
Scheduling Diagnostic Testing Kit Deliveries with the Mothership and Drone Routing Problem	15
Correction to the Euler Lagrange Multirotor Model with Euler Angles Generalized Coordinates	15
Online on-Road Motion Planning Based on Hybrid Potential Field Model for Car-Like Robot	15
Market Approaches to the Multi-Robot Task Allocation Problem: a Survey	14
Real-Time Artificial Intelligence Based Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Dynamic Environments – a Review	14
Towards Automatic Code Generation for Robotic Soccer Behavior Simulation	14
Universal Notice Networks: Transferring Learned Skills Through a Broad Panel of Applications	14
A Novel Brain-inspired Architecture and Flight Experiments for Autonomous Maneuvering Flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	14
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Loop Closure Detection	14
Retraction Note: Methodologies to Optimize Automated Guided Vehicle Scheduling and Routing Problems: A Review Study	14
Jubileo: An Immersive Simulation Framework for Social Robot Design	14
Gap Based Elastic Trees as a Novel Approach for Fast and Reliable Obstacle Avoidance for UGVs	14
A Review of Locomotion, Control, and Implementation of Robot Fish	14
Verifying Collision Risk Estimation using Autonomous Driving Scenarios Derived from a Formal Model	14
Multi-robot Navigation with Graph Attention Neural Network and Hierarchical Motion Planning	14
An Extended HOOFR SLAM Algorithm Using IR-D Sensor Data for Outdoor Autonomous Vehicle Localization	14
A Bayesian Approach to Risk-Based Autonomy, with Applications to Contact-Based Drone Inspections	14
Autonomous Robotic Sensing for Simultaneous Geometric and Volumetric Inspection of Free-Form Parts	14
Risk-aware Decision-making in Human-multi-robot Collaborative Search: A Regret Theory Approach	13
Real-Time and Efficient Collision Avoidance Planning Approach for Safe Human-Robot Interaction	13
Leader-Follower Power-based Formation Control Applied to Differential-drive Mobile Robots	13
A Digital Twin Framework for Environmental Sensing with sUAS	13
Human–Machine Network Through Bio-Inspired Decentralized Swarm Intelligence and Heterogeneous Teaming in SAR Operations	13
Aviation Safety for Urban Air Mobility: Pilot Licensing and Fatigue Management	13
Divergent Component of Motion-Based Gait Intention Detection Method Using Motion Information From Single Leg	13
Research on Robotic Humanoid Venipuncture Method Based on Biomechanical Model	13
Hierarchical Real-Time Optimal Planning of Collision-Free Trajectories of Collaborative Robots	13
STUNS-Planner: a Spatiotemporal Motion Planner with Unbending and Consistency Awareness for Quadrotors in Unknown Environments	13
U-Space and UTM Deployment as an Opportunity for More Complex UAV Operations Including UAV Medical Transport	12
Camera, LiDAR and Multi-modal SLAM Systems for Autonomous Ground Vehicles: a Survey	12
Adaptive Control for Simultaneous Tracking and Stabilization of Wheeled Mobile Robot with Uncertainties	12
Position-Based Visual Servoing Control for Multi-Joint Hydraulic Manipulator	12
Path-following Algorithms Comparison using Software-in-the-Loop Simulations for UAVs	12
Scalable Optimal Formation Path Planning for Multiple Interconnected Robots via Convex Polygon Trees	11
A Fuzzy Logic Approach of Pareto Optimality for Multi-objective Path Planning in case of Unmanned Surface Vehicle	11
Falling Analysis and Examination of Different Novel Strategies for Preserving the Postural Stability of a User Wearing ASR-EXO during Stair Climbing	11
Ball-Spin Control and Vibration Reduction Methods for Three-Wheel Pitching Device of Tennis Training Robot	11
A ZUPT Aided Initialization Procedure for Tightly-coupled Lidar Inertial Odometry based SLAM System	11
Modeling and Flight Control of Small UAV with Active Morphing Wings	11
Comparison of modern open-source Visual SLAM approaches	11
Online Robust Gait Generator of Biped Robots Inspired by Human Anti-disturbance Strategies	11
A Survey of Off-Road Mobile Robots: Slippage Estimation, Robot Control, and Sensing Technology	11
A Geometric Approach to Task-Specific Cartesian Stiffness Shaping	11
Robot-Assisted Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review	11
Neuro-Adaptive Formation Control of Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems With Communication Delays	11
A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Visual Semantic Navigation with Memory for Mobile Robots in Indoor Home Context	11
JIRS Editorial, October 2023	11
Development of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator with In-built Flexible Sensing Element for Soft Robotic Applications	10
Forest Fire Localization: From Reinforcement Learning Exploration to a Dynamic Drone Control	10
User Experience and Physiological Response in Human-Robot Collaboration: A Preliminary Investigation	10
Intelligent Path Planning Technologies of Underwater Vehicles: a Review	10
Adaptive Neural Learning Finite-Time Control for Uncertain Teleoperation System with Output Constraints	10
A Magnetorheological Fluid Based Force Feedback Master Robot for Vascular Interventional Surgery	10
Monocular Visual Navigation Algorithm for Nursing Robots via Deep Learning Oriented to Dynamic Object Goal	10
Scale Force Control of an Exoskeleton for Human Performance Augmentation	10
A Modified Total Energy Control Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft	10
JINT Editorial, May 2023	10
A Mission Planning Framework for Fleets of Connected UAVs	10
New Riccati Velocity Controller of the Spherical Robot	10
Theory and Application of High-Precision Preoperative Positioning for Cochlear Surgical Robot	10
Hybrid Route Optimisation for Maximum Air to Ground Channel Quality	10
Volume 105, Issue 3, July 2022	10